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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davis Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Fraiser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tim Fraiser has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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150 lbs
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157 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Davis Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Tim Fraiser!
The judges for this bout are Jack Bonds, Frank Antenori and Timothy Bukovac.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fraiser misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Black throws a series of punches but Fraiser avoids them all with ease.
Black tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Fraiser was well out of range. Poor timing from Black.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fraiser.
Fraiser throws a nice head kick!
Some wild striking there from Black.
A bone on bone clash there as Fraiser blocks the leg kick.
Black will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fraiser shoots in but no luck this time.
Davis Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Fraiser.
Black lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Davis Black seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraiser shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Fraiser throws a leg kick that misses.
A low kick from Black misses
and Fraiser counters with a nice leg kick.
Davis Black is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Fraiser fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Black swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Black throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Fraiser counters with a single leg into guard. Black didn't expect that.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
Fraiser trying to control but Black is working from the bottom.
Black throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Fraiser stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Black swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black wants to sweep but no luck.
Black is working hard here to advance position.
Fraiser is fighting to break Black's control of his arms but Black is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Fraiser wants to get up but he can't break Black's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Fraiser takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Black closes the distance and pushes Fraiser back into the cage.
Black misses with a short punch on the inside.
Black prevents a takedown attempt there.
Fraiser avoiding damage as Black throws knees to the body.
Fraiser pulls Black into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Black controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Fraiser preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Fraiser keeping moving, preventing Black from controlling successfully.
Fraiser has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Black can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Fraiser looks gassed!
Fraiser looking to hit a scissor sweep but Black is one step ahead there.
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Fraiser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Black's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Black trying to control the position from guard on top but Fraiser is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Black showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Black landing with the ground and pound.
Black trying to control but Fraiser is working from the bottom.
Black stopping the sweep attempt from Fraiser.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Black tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Fraiser counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fraiser moves out of range of the body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Fraiser dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Fraiser closes the distance and clinches up with Black, looking for a takedown. Fraiser pushes Black against the cage but Black circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Black.
Black moves in looking to clinch but Fraiser pushes him off.
Fraiser tries for a takedown but Black sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fraiser shoots for a takedown but Black saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Davis Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Fraiser.
Fraiser scoring well with a low kick there.
Black misses with a two punch combination.
Black misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Black just misses with a punch to the body.
Black throws a leg kick
and Fraiser counters with a head kick. That will keep Black thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Fraiser is breathing heavily.
Fraiser tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Fraiser will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Black misses with the combination.
Black throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fraiser.
Black throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fraiser tries for a takedown but Black sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Davis Black is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fraiser pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Black misses with a body punch
and Fraiser counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Black!
Black is trying desperately to improve position.
Fraiser avoids the attempt from Black to control.
Fraiser looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Fraiser there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Black regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Black missing with punches from the bottom.
Black is trying to stand back up but Fraiser is controlling him
Fraiser is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Black trying to hold on to Fraiser's head to control him but Fraiser postures up.
Black is concentrating on defense, preventing Fraiser from advancing position.
Black is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraiser is working for a submission of some sort.
Black is pressing down on Fraiser's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Black trying to strike off his back.
Fraiser stands up out of Black's guard for a moment - Black manages to land a nice upkick.
Black is looking to stand up but Fraiser isn't so interested in that idea.
Black has a closed guard, preventing Fraiser from standing up.
Fraiser is fighting to break Black's control of his arms but Black is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Black has his foot on Fraiser's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fraiser works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Black looking for a guillotine here but Fraiser defends easily.
Black keeping moving, preventing Fraiser from controlling successfully.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Black throws a right and a left that both miss.
Black throws a body punch but Fraiser moves out of range.
Black stuns Fraiser with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Black swinging wilding here.
Fraiser lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Fraiser showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Fraiser slips under a jab from Black.
Black misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fraiser shoots in for a double leg but Black sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Black tries to close the distance and clinch but Fraiser swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Black misses with a few strikes there.
Black throws a nice looking combination but Fraiser bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Black throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Black throws a series of punches but Fraiser moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fraiser misses with a takedown attempt - Black sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Black falls off balance throwing a combination
and Fraiser counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Black throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fraiser goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Black jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Black throws a lazy head kick
and Fraiser counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Black!
Fraiser wants to control the pace but Black is squirming around nicely.
Fraiser with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Black is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Fraiser moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Black has worked his arm free - good work by Black!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black sneaks back into half guard.
Black trying to control from the bottom.
Black is controlling Fraiser's trapped leg to prevent Fraiser from advancing to side control.
Black on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Black tries to get out of the position.
Fraiser wants to stand up but Black is controlling the position.
Fraiser is just content to waste time from the top position. Black takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Black thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fraiser stopping the sweep attempt from Black.
Black trying to control the position here.
Black wants to improve his position but instead Fraiser has moved into half guard.
Fraiser tries to pass the half guard into mount. Black knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Fraiser is trying to control the action in half guard but Black is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Black is looking to control Fraiser's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Black avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fraiser is trying to work for a kimura but Black is defending well.
Black preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Davis Black has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fraiser wants to pass to mount but Black is defending the position.
Black misses with some strikes from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Fraiser looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Tim Fraiser is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis Black has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Fraiser.
Fraiser avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tim Fraiser comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fraiser winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jack Bonds scores the fight 27:30
Judge Frank Antenori scores the fight 27:30
Judge Timothy Bukovac scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tim Fraiser!
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RATING
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